Slovakia belongs to the smallest municipal waste producers, but it fails in recycling

Most of the waste still ends up at landfills.

Illustrative stock photoIllustrative stock photo (Source: SME)

Slovakia belongs to the EU countries that produce the least municipal waste per capita. An average Slovak generated only 378 kilograms of municipal waste in 2017, placing the country fourth, according to the Eurostat data.

SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement
SkryťTurn off ads
Article continues after video advertisement

The least waste per capita was produced in Romania (272 kilograms), followed by Poland (315 kilograms) and the Czech Republic (344 kilograms), while the most was produced in Denmark (781 kilograms). The EU average in 2017 was 486 kilograms per capita.

“The variations reflect differences in consumption patterns and economic wealth, but also depend on how municipal waste is collected and managed,” Eurostat wrote in a report. “There are differences between countries regarding the degree to which waste from commerce, trade and administration is collected and managed together with waste from households.”

The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.sk
Subscribe now for full access

I already have subscription - Sign in

Subscription provides you with:
  • Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk
  • Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail)
  • PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper, The Slovak Spectator, emailed directly to you
  • Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk

Top stories

Four major carmakers produce in Slovakia.

Slovakia opposes new Euro 7 emissions norm along with seven EU countries

Euro 7 and ban on sale of new fossil fuels cars as of 2035 have become pre-election themes in Slovakia.


2. jun
Vrakuňa’s citizens presented apples washed in water with leaked toxins at the protest in 2016.

Chemical time bomb in Bratislava’s Vrakuňa keeps ticking

The state is failing to solve leaking chemical waste dump.


31. may
Jupiter (centre) and its Galilean moons: from left Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto. Juice with deployed antennas and arrays is in the bottom right.

From Košice to Ganymede: Slovak engineers are leaving their mark in space

Slovaks are active participants in two ongoing space missions.


20. may
SkryťClose ad